Growing out of four decades of the Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholars program, and in partnership with the VA Office of Academic Affiliations, the National Clinician Scholars Program (NCSP) is a two-year, interprofessional fellowship that trains leaders who will address important problems faced in health and health care. NCSP scholars will be change agents creating actionable evidence that can be used to inform and improve health and healthcare delivery.
MDs and RNs with a doctoral degree (PhD or DNP) are eligible to apply.
To apply online and learn more about the program please visit nationalcsp.org
The application deadline is August 1, 2018, at 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time.
The Yale program has numerous strengths, including:
- A strong foundational curriculum in rigorous health services research and stakeholder engagement as well as in-depth training in research design and execution
- Commitment to inter-professional training, research, and teamwork
- Strong partnership with the VA Connecticut Health System
- Exceptional teaching and mentoring talent in program leadership and core faculty, who are leaders at the national, state, and local levels in their areas of expertise
- Emphasis on relevance of research, on engagement of those who can help apply research results
- A wealth of experiential opportunities to engage in externships as well as to “shadow” health care leaders in a variety of settings
Submitted by Robert Forman on May 22, 2018